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M Dill
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I loved this book! It was fun, and Rocky is an absolute gem.
But I'm not a big fan of the ending. It's a little anticlimactic and leaves me with one big question unanswered. Did Earth survive? Ryland's alive, but what about the rest of humanity? It feels like the book just cuts off at a certain point. I do think the decision to go back and save Rocky was sweet though. Just wish there was more I guess.
— Feb 16, 2026 08:27AM
But I'm not a big fan of the ending. It's a little anticlimactic and leaves me with one big question unanswered. Did Earth survive? Ryland's alive, but what about the rest of humanity? It feels like the book just cuts off at a certain point. I do think the decision to go back and save Rocky was sweet though. Just wish there was more I guess.
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M Dill
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Born to float around space with three human crew members; forced to hover in a planet's atmosphere dangling a 10 kilometer chain while holding a human and an Eridian. This is the Frankenstein the Hail Mary has become.
Also, my boy Rocky better not be dead. He made a good tactical choice (kinda), but he better not die. I will fight someone if he does. I don't know who, but I will.
— Feb 13, 2026 06:45PM
Also, my boy Rocky better not be dead. He made a good tactical choice (kinda), but he better not die. I will fight someone if he does. I don't know who, but I will.
M Dill
is on page 262 of 476
Rocky lives for 6 times as long as we do, sees using sound, watches people sleep, is unable to wake up during his entire sleep cycle (hence the watching bit), is an engineer, has self esteem issues, and just learned about radiation.
Bro is alive because the thing killing all the stars is radiation resistant, and he was near it. Rocky is alive by sheer luck.
Anyway, I really like Rocky. He's pretty fun.
— Feb 12, 2026 07:26PM
Bro is alive because the thing killing all the stars is radiation resistant, and he was near it. Rocky is alive by sheer luck.
Anyway, I really like Rocky. He's pretty fun.
M Dill
is on page 185 of 476
I'm just as delighted by Rocky's existence as Ryland is. He's met intelligent life!! However, they can't ever actually be in the same room as each other which is a bummer :( but they have sign language! Kinda. Rocky does jazz hands and Ryland does a thumbs up. But! Their second is 2 our our seconds. and they have like 6 hours in a day! There's so much to be excited about when learning about the little spider dude lol
— Feb 11, 2026 07:31PM
M Dill
is on page 100 of 476
I think Ryland is one of my favorite protagonists ever. Love that his motivation isn’t just to save the world. He’s doing it so the kids he teaches won’t have to face a post-apocalyptic world.
I didn’t comment on this earlier, but the first person present tense (what do I call this) POV makes perfect sense for this story. I haven’t read a book like this before, and it’s fascinating.
— Jan 18, 2026 03:57PM
I didn’t comment on this earlier, but the first person present tense (what do I call this) POV makes perfect sense for this story. I haven’t read a book like this before, and it’s fascinating.
M Dill
is on page 54 of 476
I live for this guy’s narration with its random funny bits. It’s probably because Ryland is a teacher. He literally goes “let’s see who else is here—aaaand they’re dead.”
Also, can we talk about how a middle school science teacher got caught up in this? And was the first person to discover aliens? Absolute goals right there. Imagine being able to say you were taught by the guy who discovered aliens!!!
— Jan 18, 2026 10:24AM
Also, can we talk about how a middle school science teacher got caught up in this? And was the first person to discover aliens? Absolute goals right there. Imagine being able to say you were taught by the guy who discovered aliens!!!
